2019 FBHA WORKSHOP

GRANT INFORMATION

Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) is excited to announce on November 6, 2018, the Board of Directors for FBHA unanimously approved a grant request to provide no cost workshops to Fire and EMS departments on behavioral health and suicide prevention/awareness. This year FBHA awarded 12 departments both Saving Those Who Save Others and An Internal Size Up through our grant program.

In 2019, both workshops are being offered again. The twelve workshops are 4 hours each that discuss signs/symptoms, communication, addictions, stress, and PTSD. These workshops also include videos, role-play and a presentation of the data collected by FBHA. The scope of the grant is to provide workshops for volunteer, career or combination departments that have budget restrictions that inhibit them from paying for this type of training.

Departments that are awarded a workshop will not incur any fees or expenses, with the exception of refreshments or lunch for the attendees if desired.

The training must take place in 2019 by November 30, and is dependent on the schedule of the instructor(s) and fire department.

To complete your application, Please complete and submit the document below along with the required financial statements. Applications will be accepted by email to info@ffbha.org or by faxing to 888-788-5047.

Confidential Firefighter Suicide Report

In order for FBHA to be able to serve the needs of the fire service family, the more information we can gather on the firefighter suicide mechanism for pro-active training, the better. By gathering as much information as we can, we can provide a profile that helps identify at-risk firefighters before this tragedy strikes. This information has proven to be an invaluable tool for the police service.
We request that anyone having information on a firefighter suicide please contact FBHA using the form below. Because we are mindful that some agencies prohibit the release of information by their Departments, and that some family members may not be aware that there is a way to make notifications, we have developed a "blind form" that assists in providing anonymity for the submitting party. This form has been graciously given to FBHA to use from Robert E. Douglas, Jr. of the National P.O.L.I.C.E. Suicide Foundation. Once you submit this confidential form, it is transmitted to Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance's email, with the sender information removed. Since we have no means to contact the submitter back because that information is blocked, we appreciate as much information as you can provide. FBHA then uses this information to keep its training pro-active and post-event, current.
At a minimum, we require the agency's name, state, firefighter's sex, rank, years of service, date of death, how death occurred, and any stressors identified or suspected as being a catalyst. We would appreciate any additional information or details that can be provided.
It is FBHA's policy not to release firefighter or department specific information. We respect the privacy of the families and agencies involved. It is not our intention to cause any undue pain to families or agencies. Additionally, we do not release this specific case information to the media.
Sincerely,
Jeff Dill
Founder
Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance